The Mind's Limitation in Understanding Awareness | Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle shares insights from his own life, including a spontaneous shift in consciousness and subsequent years of living in a state of peace, which he didn't fully understand at the time. He advises on how to approach these shifts in awareness, suggesting that it is more about allowing the mind to align with this new state rather than trying to rationalize it further. Eckhart Tolle concludes with the notion that awareness, once realized, changes the perception of the self and the world, transcending personal narratives and memories and aligning with a timeless, formless essence that is the true nature of self.

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About Eckhart:

Eckhart Tolle is widely recognized as one of the most inspiring and visionary spiritual teachers in the world today. With his international bestsellers, The Power of Now and A New Earth—translated into more than 50 languages—he has introduced millions to the joy and freedom of living life in the present moment. The New York Times has described him as “the most popular spiritual author in the United States,” and in 2011, Watkins Review (now Watkins Mind Body Spirit) named him “the most spiritually influential person in the world.”

Eckhart’s profound yet simple teachings have helped countless people around the globe experience a state of vibrantly alive inner peace in their daily lives. His teachings focus on the significance and power of Presence, the awakened state of consciousness, which transcends ego and discursive thinking. Eckhart sees this awakening as the essential next step in human evolution.

[michaelfoort]

One of the teachers I can really listen to. Seldom "boring" or dogmatic, never self aggrandizing.

[johngreen]

Unwanted and unwelcome thoughts are in reality simply neural pathways memorised in our brain fusing together to create repetitive unhappy and unhelpful thoughts and feelings. Just seeing them for what they truly are instantly defuses them and brings immediate relief 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[InnerSpacebySun]

How this could be explained, I do not know. But I know when I am in touch with it. The reason why Eckart is amazing is that he was able to guide me (and many of us) to it directly through words.

[yuntsaong-blackburn]

What I appreciate the most with Ekart is not just how the word HEART is part of his name 😊 but especially how he is able to put his human ego to the side in how he exists in this world. This is the hardest thing to do ❤

[rogerlin]

0:56
If I am witnessing my thought, what am I?
No boundaries to I AM.
The awareness of I AM is intimate, but not personal.

Mind can’t understand awareness. In awareness is awareness known.
Awareness isn’t an object.

Once awareness is risen, mind isn’t useful anymore.

Thanks Eckhart. 19 May 2024. 🫶🏻☘️🌾🐠💥🦜😎🙏🏻💝🍇💐🤲

[veraintuizione]

Really it IS ✨unthinkable...
Who knows what is EVERYTHING. I often ask myself and I don't know the answer.
Then when I observe a green leaf of a plant that stands straight and proudly seeks the sun or I am moved by an unexpected act of kindness, I see the rays of majestic and secret Consciusness. ✨ Everything is conscious, everything speaks to us. Maybe difficult to believe and understand and yet I feel that it IS so.❤
So grateful 💓🙏✨✨✨🌺

[Infiniteavatar]

I wish to add that anyone sharing a bathroom with 8 other people as Eckhart described, can set up a camping toilet and also have running water by using small, USB water pumps. I put one into a gallon of spring water and … I am in the now. Eckhart, so sorry that you had to wait so long to use the bathroom but I suppose it helped with letting go of your body’s demands and being more present.

Your explanations make sense to me at this point in my earthly journey.

[ArtLoverScotland]

I recall a time when I was sitting on a cliff looking out to sea. After awhile, I became aware that all there was - all that was observable, was the fact awareness had sight - there was NO awareness of anything else other than sight, no sound, no physical body, no heat or cool, literally like all that was experienced was sight and seeing the sea and its movement. No emotions, no sensations, no sense of body weight or of a body or time.... just aware of the sea

[whoaitstiger]

When you are perfectly free to feel stuck or not stuck, then you’re unstuck.

[rogerlin]

10:38
Feel peaceful because the mind isn’t saying much.
Mind isn’t saying I am not saying much.

Thanks Eckhart. 19 May 2024. ☘️🤩😆🐘💗🌹🤲🐘🫶🏻

[sarahbatsford]

I would not go back to shutter, back button is a huge game changer. I love this channel. Thank you.

[wonderousearth]

Thank you Beloved Eckhart ❤
Sending Much Love, Light and Blessings to You and All One Consciousness
Ah Sa Hum
Namaste 🙏 ❤🖐⚘🌷

[shaiblerealtor]

What A beautiful, complete explanantion. Thankyou.

[h_kumar]

Thank you, dearest Eckhart. Peace and love. 🙏💌

[kimzieBee]

Every story of awakening is unique for each individual. Sounds like your first step towards awakening, was related to feeling gratitude for life itself. Thank you for sharing your experience with the world. I found my own experience very calming but also confusing and scary. I only came across Carl Jung red book much later after my own awakening. I think it’s important that we also talk about the scary side of it, so people don’t fall and stay stuck into a deep psychosis of recurring terror. In that state, they will be diagnosed with schizophrenia. We need more psychologist to have an awakening so they can share their awareness with the world of their experience. I feel like it’s the only way people will understand the whole awakening process, in a more serious manner. People often look at a résumé status before taking any information seriously. And that’s ok too, because we need to get the proper guidance threw the process of awakening. It’s nice to have Eckhart explain the process and highlight the importance of the whole experience. We are lucky to have someone speaking publicly about it so it can help many others who have experienced the same phenomenon. Thank you for your active presence Eckhart.

[ExoticTea]

You are not alone. Much love on your journey ❣️

[juliasalazar]

❤Great Answer from E to an excellent question. Thank you for sharing

[brianschulz]

Having experienced near death outer body consciousness is possibly eternal you still continue once you leave the vessel ❤️💯👍
I'm now 95% consciousness only 5% form instead of the opposite ty Eckhart .

[daniellekmorrow]

Spacious, open awareness is where you will discover deeper layers of love, clarity, and truth. You will finally meet the true you, right here in the open, spacious awareness

[silvermoon]

Thank you for sharing this information 😊❤👍🏼